On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 10:51:58 GMT, Damien McBain
<askme@ifyawantit.invalid> wrote:
>Ernest committed to the eternal aether...:
>
>> On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 23:04:28 GMT, Damien McBain
>> <askme@ifyawantit.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>Ernest committed to the eternal aether...:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 20:08:36 +1100, "rick" <hawks44@optusnet.com.au>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I have jsut picked up a cheap second hand pc (P111, 256 ram, 8 g hdd) for
>>>>>the mother in law. The hdd has been partitioned. When i go to load o/s it
>>>>>does not read from the cd or the floppy. I get past the post and then I end
>>>>>up with the curser flashing. Any suggestions. Have changed the boot
>>>>>process around to try floppy, cd and hdd.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Your first problem is the minimum requirements
>>>> for XP is Celeron P300, that is the next level
>>>> of processor at 300 Mhz
>>>
>>>He didn't say the processor frequency, it could be much more than 300.
>>>And how do you mean "celeron is the next level of processor"?
>>>
>> Actually he did say P111 - would normally be the
>> Processor designated as a Pentium and the speed
>> being 111 mhz, which is an odd speed. It is
>> Possible he meant PIII or Pentium 3 if he had
>> used the number 1 when he should have used
>> the capital 'i' I as the roman numeral 1
>
>OK, I was reading PIII since I've never heard of a 111MHz Pentium (not out
>fo the box that's for sure!).
>>
There were some weird ones I have had Pentium 100,
133, 150, 166, 233, 266, 333. Also seen systems that
register the Pentium processor speed as 88, 213 and 313.
Never heard of a 111 but not impossible if overclocked
or had a jumper setting out.
>> ie PIII means Pentium 3 and P111 means plain
>> Pentium at 111 mhz
>>
>> Pentium or Pentium 1 went in a socket 7
>>
>> These were to be replaced with the Pentium 2,
>> using a socket 370 nor slot style CPU storage.
>> They had trouble and a cut back version called
>> the Celeron was marketted. Then an improved
>> vversion sold as the Pentium 3.
>
>I thought you were saying that Celeron was a higher level of processor.
>
The first Celerons were made to the P2 CPU and
thus higher than a plain Pentium. A Pentium 333
goes in a socket 7 board while a Celeron 300 goes
in a socket 370 board - two different processor
styles with the Celeron later and higher than the
original Pentium
>> Intel continued to sell cut back processors as
>> Celerons for later versions. Thue you get
>>
>> Pentium
>> Celeron
>> Pentium 3 & P 3 Celeron
>> Pentium 4 & P 4 Celeron & P 4 Dual & P 4 Dual Celeron
>> Pentium 4 64bit
>>
>>>> Few plain Pentiums had auto load from CD
>>>> try loading Win 98 from floppy boot
>>>
>>>Started with PII's boards, firmly entrenched by PIII time.
>>>
>>>All the same, win2k may be better suited to this box.
>>
>> Correct as may Linux and Win 98.
>
>Win98 = yuk!
Correct but has its uses. I recently reload a system with
DOS 6.2 and Win 3.11 for a client - needed to run some
old applications. Client is a Windows addict and wont
even consider one machine with Linux and WINE to
access the old applications.
Regards,
Deadly Ernest
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